It is now official: Yesterday, editors Glynn Owen Barrass and Brian M. Sammons announced the table of contents for Chaosium's forthcoming Steampunk Cthulhu anthology. I am delighted to report that my story, "Before the Least of These Stars," made the list. Knowing the number of submissions the editors reviewed – and the high quality work and professionalism of the contributors – it is an honor to be included in this exciting collection.

In his new film “Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai,” director Takashi Miike downplays the importance of sporadic episodes of well-choreographed swordplay in favor of exploring facets of the human condition, touching on elements of perseverance and poverty, joy and tragedy ...

To read the rest of my review of “Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai,” please visit Tampa Bay Newspapers.

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I dream, therefore I write.

Lee Clark Zumpe is an author and poet. His work has been seen in distinguished genre magazines such as Weird Tales, Space and Time and Dark Wisdom, and in anthologies including Horrors Beyond, Corpse Blossoms and Cthulhu Unbound Vol. 1.

By day, Lee is an award-winning entertainment columnist and reviewer with Tampa Bay Newspapers.